Director - Logistics

Qiddiya Investment Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 450,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Qiddiya Investment Company in Saudi Arabia seeks a District Logistics Director to lead development governance and implementation of the district construction logistics strategy across assigned districts.

You will provide strategic leadership for district logistics planning, access management, haul routes, and coordinating interfaces with contractors and authorities to ensure readiness and timely asset handover.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in one of the specified disciplines is required.
• Minimum 18 years of relevant professional experience, with significant leadership in construction logistics.
• Proven experience leading logistics strategy and delivery on large-scale developments.
• Strong experience in logistics master planning, construction traffic management, access planning and haul-route coordination.
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate multiple contractors and stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of construction sequencing, infrastructure interfaces and phased development programs.
• Demonstrated experience in risk management, operational readiness and phased asset handover.
• Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, reporting and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of the district construction logistics strategy.
• Establish the district logistics operating model priorities governance arrangements and performance requirements.
• Translate city-wide logistics requirements into coordinated district plans and delivery actions.
• Provide strategic logistics advice to district leadership project teams and delivery partners.
• Lead manage and develop the district logistics team with clear accountabilities escalation routes and decision authorities.
• Direct the preparation review and implementation of District Logistics Plans and associated management plans.
• Integrate logistics requirements with master plans development programs procurement strategies and construction packages.
• Oversee construction access haul routes traffic management temporary facilities staging areas and logistics compounds.
• Direct scenario planning and optioneering where access or logistics constraints could affect program delivery.
• Act as the senior district point of contact for construction logistics matters.
• Lead coordination with contractors consultants district teams infrastructure teams operators and authorities.
• Chair district logistics meetings and ensure actions risks and decisions are recorded and closed.
• Resolve significant logistics conflicts and represent logistics requirements at governance and stage-gate meetings.
• Establish monitoring assurance and reporting arrangements for district logistics performance.
• Ensure contractor logistics plans are implemented in accordance with approved requirements.
• Direct corrective action for non-compliance or operational deficiencies.
• Ensure logistics risks contingencies safety security environmental permitting and regulatory requirements are effectively managed.
• Oversee logistics planning for testing commissioning venue activation and phased asset handover.
• Coordinate the transition removal or conversion of temporary logistics arrangements as assets become operational.
• Establish objectives key performance indicators and executive reporting requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement through performance analysis lessons learned and digital reporting tools.

Skills

Logistics strategy

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Traffic management

Program delivery

Risk management

Digital reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Logistics

Bachelor's degree in Transport Planning

Job description

The District Logistics Director leads the development governance and implementation of the construction logistics strategy across an assigned district or portfolio of districts. The role provides strategic leadership for district logistics planning construction access traffic management haul routes temporary land use contractor interfaces and operational readiness ensuring that logistics requirements are integrated with district development programs infrastructure delivery venue activation and asset handover.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy and Leadership

• Lead the development and implementation of the district construction logistics strategy
• Establish the district logistics operating model priorities governance arrangements and performance requirements
• Translate city-wide logistics requirements into coordinated district plans and delivery actions
• Provide strategic logistics advice to district leadership project teams and delivery partners
• Lead manage and develop the district logistics team with clear accountabilities escalation routes and decision authorities

Planning and Integration

• Direct the preparation review and implementation of District Logistics Plans and associated management plans
• Integrate logistics requirements with master plans development programs procurement strategies and construction packages
• Oversee construction access haul routes traffic management temporary facilities staging areas and logistics compounds
• Direct scenario planning and optioneering where access or logistics constraints could affect program delivery

Stakeholder and Interface Management

• Act as the senior district point of contact for construction logistics matters
• Lead coordination with contractors consultants district teams infrastructure teams operators and authorities
• Chair district logistics meetings and ensure actions risks and decisions are recorded and closed
• Resolve significant logistics conflicts and represent logistics requirements at governance and stage-gate meetings

Delivery Assurance

• Establish monitoring assurance and reporting arrangements for district logistics performance

Risk and Compliance

• Ensure contractor logistics plans are implemented in accordance with approved requirements
• Direct corrective action for non-compliance or operational deficiencies
• Ensure logistics risks contingencies safety security environmental permitting and regulatory requirements are effectively managed

Operational Readiness and Performance

• Oversee logistics planning for testing commissioning venue activation and phased asset handover
• Coordinate the transition removal or conversion of temporary logistics arrangements as assets become operational
• Establish objectives key performance indicators and executive reporting requirements
• Drive continuous improvement through performance analysis lessons learned and digital reporting tools

Bachelor s degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Logistics, Transport Planning or a related discipline. Minimum 18 years of relevant professional experience, including significant leadership experience in construction logistics. Proven experience leading logistics strategy and delivery on large-scale, complex or multi-package developments. Strong experience in logistics master planning, construction traffic management, access planning and haul-route coordination. Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams and coordinate multiple contractors and stakeholders. Strong understanding of construction sequencing, infrastructure interfaces and phased development programs. Demonstrated experience in risk management, operational readiness and phased asset handover. Excellent leadership, communication, negotiation, reporting and problem-solving skills.